Mary P. Ryan

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Mary P. Ryan
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of California, Santa Barbara
Scientific career
FieldsHistory

Mary P. Ryan is an American historian, and John Martin Vincent Professor of History at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. She is also Margaret Byrne Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Berkeley. [1]

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Life

She graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and from University of California, Santa Barbara with a PhD. She taught at Pitzer College, Binghamton University, University of California, Irvine. [2]

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References

  1. "UC Berkeley Dept. of History". history.berkeley.edu. Archived from the original on 2001-11-26.
  2. "Mary P. Ryan CV"
  3. "Mary P. Ryan - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-01-10.